WPAN Interoperability Classes

• Class 4 - Full Compliance to the 802.11 MAC & PHY PICS

• Class 3 - Partial Interoperability: there is a way on the medium to exchange data without an intermediate device
  • Class 3a Transmit and Receive
  • Class 3b Receive Only
  • Class 3c Detect Energy

• Class 2 - Bridge-like (1 MAC/2 PHYs)

• Class 1 - Gateway-like (> 1 MAC)

• Class 0 - Non Interoperable

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